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Diontae Johnson Trying To Make A Play On Backwards Run: ‘Gotta Make Sure I’m Going In The Right Direction’

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Diontae Johnson can be a serious threat after the catch. That is, if he’s going in the right direction. Johnson didn’t go all Wrong Way Marshall Sunday afternoon but he turned a sure-fire first down into 2nd and 1. After a ??? quarter catch, Johnson tried to do a little too much after, going backwards and losing yards that wiped out a first down.

Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Johnson explained he was just trying to make a play.

“Trying to make a play after the catch,” he said via Steelers.com. “You’re expecting the defender to come a certain way sometimes and they don’t.